Named as Tata Nano the car became very popular within a bat of an eyelid and was started being known as the Common Man’s Car. People started flooding to nearest dealerships to get one such car booked and for the customers’ encouragement, the company announced of selling first 1 lakh cars at the price tag of Rs. 1 lakh.

The company till date has sold an appreciable number and every time when Tata Nano’s booking are opened,the company to prove its loyalty sells the first 1 lakh cars at the same price.

First the 2010 Indian budget was responsible for an increase of nearly 30,000 rupees whose accomplice became the BS IV emission norms making the car’s on-road price increase by Rs. 5000 and the latest news to join the train is that the car’s prices will be increased by 3-5 percent as announced by the brand.

When asked from the officials they stated,“Despite a steep increase in input prices, their (retainee-customers) Tata Nanos are being priced only three- four per cent higher, depending on the model, than the price announced at launch.The terms and conditions of booking had provided that the applicable price of the car for a retainee-customer would be notified at the time of delivery. Also, as announced at the booking, they have received interest on their deposit.”

The first 1 lakh customers will not be included in the list of price revision while the rest who have booked Nano are being informed of the price hike. The reason for this hike is expected to be the rising input costs and BS IV emission norms, which has made every company to alter their engines in order to satisfy the latter.

And rewarding the customers loyalty towards the brand, it had also announced of offering the buyers with a choice of either a one-year free annual maintenance contract(AMC) or free accessories worth Rs.4000/- or an extended warranty.

Revised Price Of Tana Nano

The company has rolled out three models Standard, CX and LX whose on-road prices were expected as follows:-

• Rs. 1,30,000 for Tata Nano  Standard,
• Rs. 1,55,000 for Tata Nano CX
• Rs. 1,90,000 for Tata Nano LX version

Revised prices(approximate) of the above variants after 2-5 percent increase:-

• Rs. 1,36,500 for Tata Nano  Standard
• Rs. 1,62,500 for Tata Nano CX
• Rs. 2,05,000 for Tata Nano LX version

Tata Nano Diesel Specifications

Tata Nano Diesel will have a CRDI diesel engine from Bosch. The detailed specifications have not been announced as yet, but it is expected to be around 0.75 Litre Engine with a maximum power output of about 30BHP. I will update this section with detailed specifications as they are officially announced.

There are rumors of Tata Nano Diesel already being road-tested by Tata, so it may come to showrooms sooner than expected. An Electric Variant, Tata Nano EV has already been announced by Tata at the Geneva Motor Show 2010.

Tata Nano Diesel On Road Price In India

Tata Nano Diesel will have an advanced CRDI diesel engine which will be BS4 compliant. The cost of the base model of Tata Nano Diesel Ex-Showroom is Expected to be upward of Rs. 1.5 Lakh Rupees. On road price of Tata Nano Diesel will be around Rs. 1.65 Lakhs or more depending on the state you live in. This is an expected price range.

This is no surprise amongst increasing car prices that Tata Nano will not be a Rs. 1 Lakh car forever. Sometime back there was a news on the Tata Nano petrol price hike by about Rs. 30000 for second round of Tata Nano bookings. There is surely lot going on from Tata with Tata Dolphin in the making and new variants of Tata Indica Vista coming out frequently.

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The reluctance shown by Tata was appreciable but the hike in mentioned factors forced the company to announce the new price tag that the car would come with. According to Tata the first 100,000 lucky owners will have to pay the old price of INR 100,000 while rest of the Tana Nano bookings in second round will be made with an additional price of INR 30,000 applicable for all the three models namely LX,CX and the BASE one.

But taking into account the global footprint it has left in the small car sector the fact of a new platform being developed can be acknowledged since this product by Tata is solely dedicated for buyers who are incapable of buying those high end luxury sedans yet desire to own a car.

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Tata Nano Specifications, Features, Review And Launch Price

Tata Nano Vs Maruti 800

And considering the pattern being followed ever since cars started moving on the roads, competition always comes along with a product and for Nano, Maruti Suzuki is all set to launch Maruti Cervo , Bajaj together with a Japanese firm will launch a car by 2012 and Renault in collaboration with Nissan is will roll out a new product.

Such cars are made for the masses and after Tata, Toyota, Ford and Honda are following its footsteps and will soon be announcing new products belonging to the small car family.

TATA NANO Features:

• Compact and Easily Maneuverable
• Tall Boy Design – More Head-space
• Comfortable Seating Space for 4 Adults
• Euro 5 Compliant Engine
• Cheapest Car On the Planet
• Luggage Compartment At Front
• Crash Safety Norms Compliant
• Built on innovative technology
• Tubeless Tires

Technically this car has numerous innovations. Tata Motors had filed and successfully achieved several patents during development of TATA Nano because of the kind of inventions they have put in to develop world’s cheapest car.

TATA NANO Specifications :

Some key Specifications of Tata Nano are:

• 623 CC , 2 Cylinder All Aluminum MPFI Engine
• 33 BHP Power Output
• Just 580 KG in weight
• Power to weight ratio of 0.057 BHP / Kg which is better than Maruti 800
• Super Low Pollution Emissions (Euro 5 complaint)
• Length : 3.1 meters
• Width : 1.5 meters
• Height : 1.6 meters
• Rear mounted engine

TATA NANO Looks:

Need I say that I love the looks of Tata Nano. I feel that at the budget of approx 1 Lakh rupees that have produces a beautiful car. When i had not seen the car myself before its first public display, I had an apprehension that the cheap car might be having real cheap looks. When I saw the car the first time, all my apprehensions vanished and I quite liked the way Tata has managed to keep the look real smart and compact. It looks like a futuristic and nice design to me. I will personally rate it 8/10 in looks.

Pre Launch Review of TATA NANO:

I have not been behind the wheels of Tata Nano, but from the expert review I have read on different forums and from the people who have got the chance to drive it, it a nice car to drive. As per my analysis, the car of this dimension and weight must be easy to drive in city conditions at moderate speeds of up to 60 KMPH. Although it might not be a star performer on high speed drive on an expressway, mainly because of its low weight and power limitations, but it must be a great utility vehicle for city driving where you hardly exceed 60KMPH. I am keeping a close watch on Tata Nano’s launch, and will update this review as soon as the car comes on road for consumers. So keep tuned in.

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Also, you may like to have a look at the comparison of Maruti 800 vs Tata Nano.

Updated on 5 March 2009 :

Tata has preponed the booking date to 23 March 2009. This means that you can now book your TATA Nano at any tata dealer in India starting 23 March and delivery will start from first week of April 2009. So rush to the dealer for early-bird TATA Nano bookings starting 23 March.

Updated on 23 March 2009 :

Tata Nano Prices have been just announced. The Prices are as follows:

Delhi :

Standard Version :  Rs. 1,12,735 ex showroom Pantnagar and   Rs. 123360 ex-showroom Delhi

CX Version : Rs 1,45,725 ex-showroom Pantnagar and  Rs. 1,51,360 in Delhi ex-showroom Delhi

LX Version:  Rs 1,70,360 ex-showroom Pantnagar and Rs 1,72,360 ex-showroom Delhi

On road price will be more. Approx

Rs. 1,30,000 for Tata Nano  Standard,

about Rs. 1,55,000 for Tata Nano CX

and Rs. 1,90,000 for Tata Nano LX version

These Price are applicable for first one lakh vehicles manufactured from Pantnagar Plant and will be allotted to people on the basis of lottery system. You can book your Tata Nano by filling up a form which costs Rs. 300 and by paying a deposit amount or Rs. 3000 with duly filled form and identity proof along with the form. One person can apply for one Tata Nano car only at this time.